Dating back to the 12th century, this Gothic cathedral was the world's tallest building for about five years – 1876 to 1880. But its beauty in changing light is what drew the impressionist ...

The Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun, also known as the Autun Cathedral, was built in the 12th century as a Roman Catholic cathedral and storehouse of the relics of St. Lazarus. Of particular note ...

There is history; from the 12th-century Moorish castle that dominates ... Lisbon's prettiest and most historic streets. Get a map of the city, a pair of flat shoes to help with the cobbles ...

The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, ...

One such necropolis was erected on property once occupied by Father François de La Chaise d’Aix, the onetime confessor for Louis XIV—hence the name. ( Père means “father” in French.) The government ...

More vital, maybe, was the 12th-century presence of Héloise, wife of Abélard and France’s first feminist writer. Wrote Abélard: “She is not bad in the face but her copious writings are ...

Drought, flooding and temperature increases of 4°C are predicted to hit France as climate change takes ... of 2°C since the middle of the 20th century. This heat has deadly consequences with ...

Michael Riesman, music director of the Philip Glass Ensemble, on the works by the composer that they’re bringing to Ireland ...

With the rise of industrial milk production in the mid-20th century, single-serve cartons ... but also in countries including France, Korea and Japan. Flavored milks soon followed.